SocietyCould anger over Maricarmen Abascal’s death reshape housing in Spain?

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, spent her final days in hospital after being evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than 70 years. Before she died, she urged protesters to keep fighting. Her case has prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election and raised questions about the political response to Spain’s housing crisis.